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Spraying in Closed-Cell Insulation

Bob is joined by Jim Remick of Nickerson -Remick insulation contractors. Remick tells Bob that this NCFI-Honeywell insulation technology is more and more in demand from builders and contractors. When the liquid insulation hits the wall, the two chemicals react causing it to expand. This closed-cell foam is a moisture, vapor, and air barrier that sets up in a matter of seconds. It will be 95 percent cured in 4 hours, and 100 percent cure in just 24 hours. Once cured, it will give an R Value of 21, which is exceptional. It can only be applied in open cavities because it expands away from the exterior wall and would completely blow off existing wall treatments. There is no need for an added moisture barrier with this closed-cell insultaion. It will provide twice the insulation value, or R factor, but cost three to four times as much to install as average insulation. But the heat savings should be 30 to 50 percent over any other insulation product, bringing rapid payback for intitial installation costs.

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Spraying in Closed-Cell Insulation

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" All right so now we're watching this new type of insulating product and where this is Jim Remick from. Mixer shown and wrap. Right you guys are insulating contractors are all over New England yes yeah. Yes somebody like this well it's a way to go I think you should climbing like mad in the architects builders. And then known to. Very good product they're specifying it more -- mormons. Now here we have the option to look at a going up both in in our new newly framed construction as well as in the old part of the -- Most of this is going into new construction -- Right that's correct -- Explain to me how how it works. Well it doesn't hit the wall and then the two chemicals will react feel this is what caused the amateur understand. And it comes out to a fault it's a close cell phone which means that the vapor barrier. Air barrier everything on wants we're very very well. How long would it take to -- fans. All that matters. We'll be 95 Georgian. And plush. For four hours. And -- is cured and what about the 121. Highest good regular money here. All right now Jim. In a different application like we have here. It's the same thing basically. Yeah you have should be able to Trace the hottest food shortage in. Listing walls are already plastered and finished you know like that because the expansion is away -- on the surface exactly. If you could get it in here. The wall the walls off animosity you can't even here social quickly yes that. It would only put a spot like this in the wall right around that hole. We'll look at how quickly you can just spray it around your existing plumbing wiring and everything else and you can do that you can bury the wiring in the OK and it'll -- the boxes in completely. -- this thing though did you have. -- about a draft what about moisture barrier. You need to apply something now we've got just quote this is his own moisture there. Professional because of it being -- now okay."

" How about cost -- yeah."

" Spraying in. There should could be probably anywhere from true true. 5% next five times the cost of fiberglass -- this really thought that the small job or something. So at my at least three to 43 or four times more money than gross violation. Right and what you're getting is twice the that if you do the calculations in terms of payback right it should pay back very. Very reasonably assured save anywhere from thirty to 50% over any other insulation in terms you're he played he stayed. -- thanks Jim yeah very well."

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